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RespectMyLibertay · **Posted:** Fri Jun 27, 2008 12:35 am

Hey now, you know better than anyone except myself how messed up my t-case is

That problem from Eagle Rock never got resolved, I'll probably fix it next summer since it will cost major $ just to get it looked at. I'm getting a motorcycle soon so I'll have more money for gas and I'll come on trail-rides that don't require 4-lo, if there are any, since my full-time seems to work just fine. Just you wait, especially after I get my sliders from you

KJ2005 · **Joined:** Wed Aug 08, 2007 1:05 am **Posts:** 27

I'd be interested to see this but it's a broken link, maybe when their website is 100% finished? Even with SFA their must be a good compromise for the right lift with tires probably different than IFS to give the maximum performance off road. I'm sure it'll be less than we think. for example I wouldn't be suprized if a 33" setup could wheel as good as a 35" setup on the same type of suspension since the liberty has a high center of gravity and a unibody chassis. Even with my 2.5" and when I had 245/70/16 I felt more roll (due to to the liberty design) than other jeeps with larger setups.

After all that's the nature of the KJ to be a compromise of a car, station wagon, and jeep (SUV) It's no rock crawler but you buy it for the price, passengers, and hard top. I'm just glad that even tough the KJ is discontinued (now KK) that it still has after market support and development.

meh_kick wrote:

Quote:

Rock Lizard "Godzilla" SFA Conversion Kit

http://www.rocklizardfabrications.com/kj_lift_kits.htm

mrkake · **Posted:** Sun Jun 29, 2008 5:30 pm

I for one am just glad to see that things are coming around for them. I guess I won't have to get an ARB bumper after all :wink:

I guess I'm going to have to get sliders and a sport rack too just to complete the look :cry:

As for SFA, that will be SOO hard for me to justify for some time to come that I will just have to live vicariously through everyone else that gets one. The thought of having a kit is huge though. I would be intimidated to try a conversion from scratch without just having a good shop do all of it and deliver it when done. But if someone does the engineering and development first and can keep me pointed in the right direction I would give it a go (now I just need to hit a progressive jackpot on a MegaBucks machine and I could do all the mods that I want to do :lol:

. But Vegas wasn't built on people winning money so I guess I'll just have to save my nickels and dimes like everyone else).

nlife · **Joined:** Thu Aug 16, 2007 11:43 pm **Posts:** 226

JJsKJ wrote:

While the SFA "kit" would be cool and all, I am gonna go out on a limb and say both:
I double dog dare ya! :shock:

And
I'll believe it when I see it! :wink:

OOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHH NO HE DITN'T! SNAP! :lol:

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bugnout · **Posted:** Mon Jul 07, 2008 5:38 pm

tjkj2002 wrote:

incubusmike wrote:

So what all is goibng to come with the SFA kit? What else would an above average do it yourselfer have to go out and get to finish the kj off?

Axles,t-case,driveshafts due to the billion different axles you could use,how much wheel base you want to add and total lift/wheel size.We will see about the steering components,tie-rods and drag links will vary depending on axles used,high steer or not and such(such things are easy to get also).There are many ways to go but the major parts of the swap will be in the kit,and this kit will be based off of using full width axles(the HP44 and Ford 9") but can be adapted to just about any axle(though not using full width axles requires the use of coilover's).

Ok, I've been shopping for a late model XJ Dana 30, but going up 6" means going wider too. So what should I be shopping for, D44's from a TJ? for the D44, we can get the tone ring and sensor, What do you have planned for the Ford 9" for a speedo?

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Mon Jul 07, 2008 5:46 pm

bugnout wrote:

tjkj2002 wrote:

incubusmike wrote:

So what all is goibng to come with the SFA kit? What else would an above average do it yourselfer have to go out and get to finish the kj off?

Axles,t-case,driveshafts due to the billion different axles you could use,how much wheel base you want to add and total lift/wheel size.We will see about the steering components,tie-rods and drag links will vary depending on axles used,high steer or not and such(such things are easy to get also).There are many ways to go but the major parts of the swap will be in the kit,and this kit will be based off of using full width axles(the HP44 and Ford 9") but can be adapted to just about any axle(though not using full width axles requires the use of coilover's).

Ok, I've been shopping for a late model XJ Dana 30, but going up 6" means going wider too. So what should I be shopping for, D44's from a TJ? for the D44, we can get the tone ring and sensor, What do you have planned for the Ford 9" for a speedo?

For the wider width start looking for a HP44 from a '73-'77 F150 or F100 Ford pickup(or F250 if you want to run 8 lug BP rims),make sure the HP44 has welded wedges(for the raduis arms) and not the cast wedges(you can't cut the cast wedges off).TheF100/F150 HP44 is 67" WMS to WMS,6"-7" wider then a HPD30.

The speedo fix requires the use of a different t-case,heck your doing a SFA might as well upgrade to a better t-case,that has the speedo mount on the rear housing(TJ,XJ t-cases work or a Atlas) and then we convert the signal from there,see the thread about the speedo fix I posted in the SFA section.

dieselenthusiast · **Posted:** Sun Jul 13, 2008 12:48 am

CD wrote:

I'm lurking in the grass and will pounce when the time is right, I just need Karen on my side 1st :wink:

LOL, I hear ya, my wife is the final "boss", but I have a lot of influence!

Signcutter21 · **Posted:** Mon Jul 14, 2008 12:43 am

Enough SFA dreaming. I've come to the realization that i'll never have enough for one. lol. How's the front bumper plans coming along? Got it mostly paid off already, Thanks, Mike

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